In Pictures: PM Lee Hsien Loong's visit to the United States

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong arrived in Washington on Saturday (Oct 21) for a six-day working visit at the invitation of US President Donald Trump. Here are some highlights from his trip as it unfolds.

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Oct 23, 2017, 10:45 PM

PM Lee Hsien Loong together with Minister Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister S Iswaran and Minister Ng Eng Hen have a conversation with Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Paul Ryan. PHOTO: MCI

PM Lee Hsien Loong poses for a picture with Senator John McCain. PHOTO: MCI

Mrs Lee, who is accompanying PM Lee Hsien Loong on his official working visit to Washington, was hosted to tea by Mrs Karen Pence, the wife of Vice-President Mike Pence, at the US Naval Observatory on Wednesday (Oct 25) morning. PHOTO: PMO

PM Lee Hsien Loong together with Minister Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister S Iswaran and Minister Ng Eng Hen pose for a photo after their meeting with Bob Corker (third from right) and Ben Cardin (third from left). PHOTO: MCI

PM Lee Hsien Loong visits the Air and Space Museum in Washington. PHOTO: MCI

Ambassador Mirpuri (right), PM Lee and Mrs Lee try out some burgers at Shake Shack. PHOTO: MCI

PM Lee Hsien Loong speaks to United States National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster while other ministers look on. PHOTO: MCI

PM Lee Hsien Loong shakes hands with United States Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin. PHOTO: MCI

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong signing the guest book at the White House. PHOTO: MCI

PM Lee Hsien Loong and President Donald Trump had a wide-ranging discussion on the robust and enduring partnership between our two countries over the last 51 years. PHOTO: MCI

PM Lee Hsien Loong and President Donald Trump smile for the cameras before their meeting at the White House on Monday (Oct 23). PHOTO: BLOOMBERG

PM Lee and US President Trump deliver their joint statement at the Rose Garden on Oct 23, 2017. ST PHOTO: SEAH KWANG PENG

PM Lee and President Trump arrive at the White House Rose Garden to deliver their joint statement. PHOTO: REUTERS

Mr Trump has accepted PM Lee's invitation to visit Singapore at the earliest opportunity. ST PHOTO: SEAH KWANG PENG

PM Lee and US President Trump arrive for their meeting at the White House on Monday (Oct 23). ST PHOTO: SEAH KWANG PENG

PM Lee and President Trump speak to the press ahead of their meeting at the White House on Monday (Oct 23). ST PHOTO: ZAKIR HUSSAIN

PM Lee and President Trump speak to the press ahead of their bilateral talks at the White House on Monday (Oct 23). ST PHOTO: SEAH KWANG PENG

PM Lee and President Trump speak to the press before holding bilateral talks at the White House on Monday (Oct 23). ST PHOTO: SEAH KWANG PENG

Singapore Airlines CEO Goh Choon Phong (left) and Boeing's commercial airplanes CEO Kevin McAllister sign a sales contract for planes in the Roosevelt Room, witnessed by PM Lee and President Trump on Monday (Oct 23). PHOTO: REUTERS

President Trump hosts PM Lee at a working lunch at the White House on Monday (Oct 23). PHOTO: AFP

Mr David Rubenstein, president of the Economic Club of Washington and CEO of investment firm The Carlyle Group, interviews PM Lee on Monday (Oct 23). ST PHOTO: SEAH KWANG PENG

PM Lee mingles with Singaporeans at a reception at the Singapore embassy in Washington on Sunday (Oct 22). ST PHOTO: SEAH KWANG PENG

PM Lee takes a photo with Mr Eric Cheung, 33, his wife Crystal Lim, 30, and their son Dayton Cheung, 2, at a reception with Singaporeans at the Singapore Embassy in Washington on Sunday (Oct 22). ST PHOTO: SEAH KWANG PENG

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong takes a selfie with Angeline Tan, 46, at a reception with Singaporeans at the Singapore Embassy in Washington. ST PHOTO: SEAH KWANG PENG

PM Lee and Mrs Lee take a group photo with Singaporeans in the Singapore Embassy in Washington on Sunday (Oct 22). ST PHOTO: SEAH KWANG PENG

PM Lee is welcomed by Blair House General Manager Matthew Wendel upon his arrival on Saturday (Oct 21). PHOTO: MCI

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